Christianity & Islam: According to the Bible and the Qur'an

by Naser Al-Moghamis

A religion should not be judged by the opinions and attitudes of its biased enemies. Neither should it be judged by the behavior of some of its nominal followers because there are bad people among every religious group, and making a judgment based on those people is misleading as they may be violating their religion. A religion should rather be judged by its teachings as well as the effects of these teachings on its real followers.

Since the Bible is the basis for the teachings of Christianity, and the Qur'an is the main source of Islamic Religion and Law, this book compares Islam and Christianity according to a comparative study of the Bible and the Qur'an. This approach ensures that the comparison is based on facts and not on prejudice or misunderstanding.

It should be emphasized that when this book talks about Islam, it does not give exaggerated or insincere information to persuade the reader, but rather presents the real teachings of Islam. Everything mentioned in this book, about Islam, is supported by Verses from the Qur'an which was revealed about fourteen hundred years ago. Likewise, everything mentioned about Christianity is supported by verses from the Bible.

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Eden · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best thing that the author did that the book was based on verses from the Bible & Qur'an and didn't try to be on any side, just to be justice, and when he brought the verses making the person who read the book is the judge.

[Muneerah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like this book,it consists of contradicting verses from Bible which are compared with some verses from Qura'n.

[Mike · Rating 1 out of 5]

I picked this up in Doha with some other Islamic literature that was being distributed for free. While it is titled "Christianity and Islam: According to the Bible and the Qur'an" it would be better titled as "Christianity and the Bible: According to Islam and the Qur'an". I was hoping for an unbiased comparison for the two books and religions, but what it turned out to be was a critique of the Bible using the Qur'an as the source with the correct facts. It does provide some entertainment value to read the author claim to repeatedly attempt to convince you they are making an unbiased comparison while blatantly doing the opposite.

[Mujtaba Moosavi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Concise and precise. A short but powerful comparison of the differences between the Muslims and Christians on a handful of key topics, relying almost entirely on Biblical and Qur'anic sources.

This book alone is enough to make any Christian question the validity of their belief system and see the clarity and justice of Islam. This has very little to do with the author's commentary, which merely articulates the mind's confusions and natural conclusions reached upon reading these passages.

Many of the direct quotations from the Bible are shocking, not from a contemporary perception of morality, but from a simply human one. It is my understanding that many who adopt the label of "Christian", haven't actually read the entire Bible, and study classes tend to overlook some of the more immoral/ inconsistent verses found in its pages.

For rational beings, faith should not be blind, but rationally sourced from observation, logic, and contemplation. Believe what you read, not what you hear. Anyone can say anything, but the books they write, the holy scriptures... reading these provides clarity and concrete proof to any curious mind.

Additionally, this book also provides a sense of appreciation to the followers of Islam. As it's a short read, I highly recommend it for Muslims to breeze through and thank Allah for the guidance He has given us. However, if you are a Muslim reading this to arm yourself with knowledge to guide or debate with Christians, please do so with the greatest manners, like our Prophets (pbut) had. Perceive the Christians' love for the Bible and Jesus (pbuh) as a misdirected good intention.

The lantern of guidance has descended on mankind, but some people are still striking stones for sparks of wisdom.

[bovadi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A recommended read for everyone.